Electrically-heated kettle and the like



Jan. 2, 1923. 1,441,131.

W. W. SOUTTER.

ELECTRICALLY HEATED KETTLE AND THE LIKE.

-' FILED DEc.22,1921.

Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

UNITED STATES WILFRED WALLIS SOUTTER, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

ELECTRICALLY-HEATED KETTLE AND THELIKE.

Application filed December 22, 1921. Serial No. 524,225.

To all 'tc/ima it may conce/vi Be `it lnoivn that l, lViLFiucn lVALLis Sonrrnn. subject o1c the King ot Great Britf iFarm Street Copper t Brass iiingham, England, manufachave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electricallylleated Kettles and the like, of Vwhich the following a specification.

The invention relates to an electrically heated kettle or analogous vessel ot that kind in which. the heatingl element, disposed vithin a box, is applied to the interior of, the vessel.

ln this hind olf vessel the invention provides the hereinafter described and claimed improvements whereby the element box is provided with a sleeve to pass through a hole in the Wall of the vessel up to a shoulder, to elevate the element box from said wall for free circulation of liquid, and also .tor the detachable engagement thereof by an outer box for leads and terminals by the application ot which outer box said element box is mechanically clamped to the Wall of the vessel in an easily renewable manner. The sleeve is preferably externally screwthreaded, andv theelement box provided with a tubular boss which is internally screwthreaded and adapted to engage the sleeve for the clamping action. Said sleeve is itted With a porcelain bush through holes otl which the leads are threaded, While the outer box preferably has closed sides and ends and a slide-on lid.

The invention is represented by the draw-- ings in a desirable form.

Fig. l is a section showing the invention applied to the Wall of a vessel.

Fig. Q is a similar' sectional representation at right-angles to F l..

is an 'underside plan oi Fig'` l without the vessel wall.

Fig. et is a top-side plan oit Fig. .l without said wall.

Fig. shows a section similar to Fig. l of the element box member and the outer box member detached.

rl"he heating' element a may be built up in any convenient manner, and enclosed liquid-tight Within a thin metal element box o formed of two plate-like parts c2, c3. One ot these parts has a rim (A to give depth, and both fit together with a soldered-up joint to become one piece and clamp the heating olement between them with pressure. The

plate-like part c is provided With a rigid sleeve, d, externally screw-threaded at d2, and with a. shoulder (Z3, and is lined with a porcelain or other bush f through holes ol which the leads c from the element pass. .fi metal sealing' washer d* is used over the sleeve against the shoulder. Said sleeve is adapted to engage a plain hole g2 in the Wall l ol the vessel up to the washer Which together with the shoulder elevate or distance the element box from the inner surface ot the vfall ot' the vessel so that a tree circulation of liquid taires place all around the element box which it is understood is posi` tioned -within the interior of the vessel.

That part of the sleeve projecting externally of the vessel from the hole g2 is adapted .tor engagement ot a second and outer box /Ly for the leads and terminals. This 'outer box is a small rectangular structure formed of closed sides and ends and a slideon lid h2 and rigidly carries an internally screw-threaded boss h3 to engage the sleeve and screw up against t-he vessel Wall With a clamping action fixing the element box .vithin the interior of the vessel and itself to the exterior of the vessel with a Watertiejht joint at the washer. To the one sido wall of this outer box the terminal plugs z' and j are rigidly secured so that inner ends i2 of them serve for the connection to said plugs of the leads e, e.

To lock the screw-up clamping' action a screw-pin Z may be litted to the. boss ha.

The outer box depending from the outer side of the vessel bottom or Wall, feet are used to elevate it from the surface on which the vessel rests.

The leads and plusT terminals can conveniently be got at within the outer box and the heating element can conveniently be renewed without skilled labour.

Having now described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is il. An electrically heated kettle or analo- ,ous vessel, comprising a vessel Wall formed with a hole, an clement-containing box provided With asleeve and a shoulder to enifrage said hole from the inner side of the vessel up to the shoulder', and an outer box lor leads and terminals to engage the sleeve and operate for the mechanical fixing of the element box and itself to opposite sides o1" the vessel Wall, substantially as described.

2. An electrically heated .kettle or analogone Vessel Comprising avessel Wall 'oilnecl with a hole, an elementeontaining box pisovided with a sleeve and a shoulder to en* gage said hole fioin the innei1 side of the vessel up to the shoulder, a porcelain bush lining the sleeve and through holes of which the leads pass, and an outel1 bex o leads and terminale t0 engage the Sleeve and operate for the mechanical iXing of the element 'box and itself to Opposite sides of the vessel Wall, substantially as described.

3. A n electrically heated kettle or analogous vessel comprising a Vessel Wall :toinecl with a hole7 an element-containing box proviclecl with an externally screw-threaded sleeve and a shoulder to engage saicl hole ioin the inner side of the vessel up to the shoulder, and an outer box for leads and terminale to engage the sleeve and operate for the mechanical fixing of the element and itself to opposite Sides of the Vessel Wall7 substantially as described.

In testimony Whereoll I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witmesses,

WLLFRED TWALLIS SOUTTER.

TWitnesses:

JOHN P. Honing' D. LEAKEN. 

